Comments on: Roger Ebert vs. Clive Barker

By: Laurel Derousselle

Laurel Derousselle — Sat, 28 May 2011 05:19:45 +0000

I’m a long time watcher and I just assumed I’d stop by and say hello there for your 1st time. I actually get pleasure from your posts. Cheers

By: mooorrat

mooorrat — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 13:03:19 +0000

hey man, i’m really into starcraft II and i think it has some of the characteristics of art, ie, narratives, character design, set (stages) etc. and it exhibits the war-like spirit of human (or dork) kind but it’s probably not a great work of art because let’s face it, we don’t buy it to merely ogle some facet of its design or ponder the intentions of the author, but to annhilate the opposition, as cleverly as possible.

and clive was pwnd by ebert really. also, ebert made two references to bowel movements, which are obvious jabs at clive and witty to boot, without resorting to juvenile name-calling.

By: jlawrence

jlawrence — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 03:57:48 +0000

The photo you have chosen of Roger Ebert is what makes it!

By: Bellelettres

Bellelettres — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 23:14:28 +0000

I don’t always agree with Ebert but I sure as hell respect his thought process.

Games are a legitimate phenomenon. They do indeed make a social statement – many, in fact.

A considerable number of gamers need to get a more balanced and objective perspective on their personal relationship with gaming. If that statement angers you at all, you’re probably one of them.

By: robert oswalt

robert oswalt — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 23:07:46 +0000

All I get out of this is that Ebert dosen’t like games… and so why then does he go on so about them?

By: rr

rr — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 06:04:47 +0000

The Barker-Ebert exchange proves two things. First, Barker is an intellectual lightweight compared to Ebert (and a lot of other folks as well). Barker just gets mauled here. Second, William just doesn’t get it. I am afraid William and Barker have been gaming too long.

By: Heru-Ur

Heru-Ur — Tue, 18 Sep 2007 02:54:47 +0000

Seriously, Ebert’s been a moron since before i was born. If its not black and white French Noir, its crap to him, end of story.

By: John

John — Tue, 18 Sep 2007 00:41:37 +0000

Very critical of one of our great critics, and although I don’t agree with him, I think that Ebert has definitely earned more respect than what you have given him. He gave some very good replies to Barker.

By: DdS

DdS — Sun, 26 Aug 2007 13:58:05 +0000

Whether you agree or not with Ebert or Backer comes second when you defame and start getting all personal.
I admire Roger Ebert as a film reviewer and it’s true that he knows little about videogames, but that does not mean he is uneducated or moronic, nor he needs medical attention. I do not know, William, why you have to write in such way, in a tone I do not find in any of Ebert’s answers, and that discredits your opinions.
I doesn’t matter if videogames can be art or not if we cannot even respect each other.

PS:Sorry about the writing, for I am Spanish.